Taxes and Budget Fact Sheet: Tax Plan Winners & Losers Governor LePage’s recent tax proposals will not accomplish those aims. They provide huge tax breaks for the wealthy, undercut funding for important public services and investments, and […] MECEP Posted February 28, 2011 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony on LR 2067, Governor Paul LePage's Proposed Budget for the FY2012/FY2013 Biennium Maine’s budget reflects our collective economic priorities and societal values. A budget that truly reflects our mutual aspirations should maintain public investments in our people and communities, […] MECEP Posted February 28, 2011 Tags Budget
Jobs and Income Testimony Regarding L.D. 1: An Act to Ensure Regulatory Fairness and Reform According to its summary, LD 1 “proposes to amend the laws to improve the business climate in the State and encourage job creation and retention and expand […] MECEP Posted February 15, 2011 Tags Job Quality, Jobs
Taxes and Budget MECEP Wades into Biennial Budget Discussion Yesterday (2/10/2011), Governor Paul LePage submitted his first biennial budget to the Legislature. In advance of the Governor’s address to a joint session of the Legislature, MECEP […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 11, 2011 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget FACT SHEET Putting People before Politics. Maine’s challenges highlight need for facts and the importance of keeping all options on the table MECEP releases a background paper to provide a factual overview of Maine’s current budget challenges and inform the forthcoming debate. 2011_Biennial_Budget_Background_Paper_2-10-2011FINAL MECEP Posted February 10, 2011 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Fact Sheet: Putting People before Politics Maine’s challenges highlight need for facts and the importance of keeping all options on the table. MECEP releases a background paper to provide a factual overview of Maine’s […] Jody Harris Posted February 10, 2011 Tags Budget, Taxes
Health Care Call to Action to Defend Maine's Health Care Consumer Protections We’re writing to you today because Maine’s system of health care protections is at risk. We are seeing a number of proposed bills this session that, if […] MECEP Posted February 7, 2011 Tags Consumer Protection, Health Care
Taxes and Budget Sensibility, Not Rhetoric, Key to Strong State Finances On 1/20/2011, Maine’s new State Treasurer, Bruce Poliquin, posted his first official blog describing Maine’s $4.3 billion in unfunded pension liability for teachers and state employees as […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 3, 2011 Tags Budget, Education, Infrastructure